Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is a chytrid fungus that causes chytridiomycosis in
amphibians. Only named in 1999, Bd is a proximate driver of declines in global amphibian …

Recent increases in the magnitude and rate of environmental change, including habitat loss,
climate change and overexploitation, have been directly linked to the global loss of …

Found throughout the tree of life and in every ecosystem, parasites are some of the most
diverse, ecologically important animals on Earth—but in almost all cases, the least protected …

Many scientists argue that we are either entering or in the midst of the sixth great mass
extinction. Intense human pressure, both direct and indirect, is having profound effects on …

The global emergence and spread of the pathogenic, virulent, and highly transmissible
fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, resulting in the disease chytridiomycosis, has …

Epidemiological theory generally suggests that pathogens will not cause host extinctions
because the pathogen should fade out when the host population is driven below some …

Chytridiomycosis, the disease caused by the chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
(Bd), has contributed to amphibian population declines and extinctions worldwide. The …

Greater than 70% of the world's amphibian species are in decline. We propose that there is
probably not a single cause for global amphibian declines and present a three-tiered …

Amphibian populations are declining globally at an alarming rate. Pesticides are among a
number of proposed causes for these declines. Although a sizable database examining …

Amphibians highlight the global biodiversity crisis because∼ 40% of all amphibian species
are currently in decline. Species have disappeared even in protected habitats (eg, the …